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Win 10 Hosts easy editor .
JJ_Egan
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As title i used to have an easy method of editing hosts files before Win 10 . Forgot name now .
Anyone with a relevant app .
To be used via Firefox web browser or stand alone edit hosts .
PS
yes i can go the long winded find system 32 / drivers/ hosts in notepad .
But this is not for me but a less clued up user.
Anyone with a relevant app .
To be used via Firefox web browser or stand alone edit hosts .
PS
yes i can go the long winded find system 32 / drivers/ hosts in notepad .
But this is not for me but a less clued up user.
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Create shortcut
notepad.exe c:\windows\syst.......etc\hosts
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I'm a bit puzzled why a 'less clued-up user' would want to be modifying the HOSTS file?
In Windows 7 the problem with the HOSTS file was that its attributes were set to Hidden and/or System, which had to be turned off to enable Save.
Seem different in (my!) Windows 10...0 -
Either Kasperky or Malwarebytes are reporting download blocked from xx .
Merely wanted to put a block in at source or enable a one click block .0 -
Aha! All is revealed!0
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... used to have an easy method of editing hosts files before Win 10 . Forgot name now .
Anyone with a relevant app...
You're not thinking of Hostsman by any chance?...
http://www.abelhadigital.com/hostsman/0
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